In theory, you want to keep all of those guys. Certainly Abreu, A-Rod, Pettitte, Rivera and Posada. Do they have enough money to do all that? I think having so many young, inexpensive starters helps that cause. Plus Roger comes off the books and you’ll lose Giambi after 2008.

The Yankees figure to spend a lot of dough by Thanksgiving.

But as Cashman said several times, that’s all for later. For now they have games to focus on.